The Rim

It's no secret to my family that I'm an early riser. My husband and I decided this week to wander the rim trail that goes along the Snake River Canyon. I walked, he lapped me on his bike. 

If I'm going to be outside in the summer, in the brain-baking heat, in the hell-on-earth season of the year, I'm going to do it early. My feet were walking past Evel Knievel's jump at 6AM. Part of that was due to the fact that my husband is still on Alaska time and is having some trouble getting his internal clock reset.

If you don't know the story, Evel Knievel was a motorcycle stunt guy who liked to jump over things like rows of cars or busses. He decided to try jumping across the canyon. There was a ton of publicity about it and Born to Be Wild types from all over flocked to watch it happen. Bottom line is that the jump was a flop and the motorcycle enthusiasts trashed where ever they were. The incident is not remembered fondly by those who were living here at the time, and now the pile of dirt that was his launching pad has somehow become an historical site.

I was OK with the early start time. There's something in me that feels almost righteous about being up before the sun.

Some thoughtful person chalked this thought at the start of the trail. 

There was also some wildlife to observe. I saw multiple little rabbits.

Very hard to see, but there's a deer wondering if I'm a safe person. Me? Yes. My husband? Not so much...but since it's the very wrong time of year, and this is a doe.....totally safe.

We went to this spot where we could see Shoshone Falls. The flow of water over the falls is controlled further upstream. During the growing months, water from the Snake River is used for agricultural irrigation, so water isn't booming over the falls right now. Spring is the time to see it at its best.

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[AP Man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZoAcSSkPTg

[Eye guy]

Sometimes I wish I was a morning person

[SD Boy]

Morning time is the best time.